With the gambit of hoping to repair Akane with someone else. [An interesting list, and he pauses as he thinks. Most of those are people he likes well enough. It's agreeable, and it's simple enough to nod along as he lists them off.]

I think those are all people we can favor and work with in keeping alive and working toward the same end goal. I gotta admit, that's more from you than I thought you'd have picked. [...they seem pleased though.]